Military Commissions in the United States: Improved But Still Flawed

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March 31, 2002 7:00PM EST | Impact

Military Commissions in the United States: Improved But Still Flawed

The U.S. Department of Defense has released the new rules for the military commissions authorized by President Bush's November 13 military order. Human Rights Watch and others strongly criticized the Bush order for failing to comply with the Geneva Conventions and for failing to provide defendants with full due process protections.

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